Overview:

The react-native-barcodescanner is no longer maintained and users are advised to switch to react-native-camera for barcode scanning. The newer version 0.4.0 of react-native-camera includes barcode scanning functionality for android as well, offering a more robust implementation with support for both iOS and Android platforms.

Features:

Barcode and QR scanning: Utilizes zxing library for decoding barcodes.
Cross-platform support: Can be used for both iOS and Android platforms.
Properties customization: Options to define torch mode, camera type, and viewfinder styling.

Summary:

The react-native-barcodescanner library is no longer maintained, and users are recommended to switch to react-native-camera for barcode and QR scanning functionality. The newer version of react-native-camera offers enhanced features, cross-platform support, and a more robust implementation for barcode scanning on both iOS and Android platforms. Users can customize properties such as torch mode, camera type, and viewfinder styling to suit their application's requirements.

Ideacreation

React Native Barcodescanner